Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-02
THE WELSH RAREBIT.
A FASHION OF APPETITE THAT
THRWES AGAINST OPPOSITION.

THRivsS AGAINST OPPOSITION.
The Eaters q" On Haedi-s- Of the Fright
fni Forebodiag. at ANXIOUS Friends
The Cooks Meth.ds->"t So Hard to
Digest.
The curiouS thing about all these late
diners mp town is that You can nearly
always tell what they are going to eat be
fore they order IL ln sixth avenue the
main restaurant Il famous for its deyiled
crabs, and that's what those who go there
will I've apt TO order. In the-Sther places
the chances are mainly in favor of Welsh
rarebits. II not rabbit ~ a crab.
beefstesk i the rule. but the rabbit is IN
most demand Welsh rarebit is what the
men eat aboard the ocean steamships
after the ladies have gone to bed aud the
night is well spent 1t is the commodity
most called for late AT night at the clubs.
Just 50 at stag card parties all over town,
the host whose kitchen can turn out the
incest rarebIl late al night Is apt 10 lie
praised the most In his own circle
Ii is no new craZt this taste for the
Welsh rarebit, il has been a fashion Of ap-
petite for years. and may be regarded as
n fixed one. Ii thriVes against the mnst
violent opposition. Half the men and all
the women who don't eat rarebit look On
with more or less alarm in their faces and
either advise the rarebit eater not To in-
dnlge his passion or eXclaim. almost al
ways in the same words. I'd die if
should eat that But the eaters 20 Oh,
needless of the frightful forebodiugs of
those Nvhn don THAR faH to iish
putting down the unprepossessing food
night after night with accompanying Ii
bations Of Bass ale. sherry lager, cham
pagne or those mixed mucilaginous and
syrupy blendings called cocktails They
neither fall dead nor are carried home in
agony. although il is safe to say that they
half expect some disagreement between
themselves and their food each time they
eat rarehit.
THE COOKS METHODS.
Welsh rarebits are differently made by
different cooks, but the best results are
obtained in this way: Take old dry cheese
Of any sort that has a tang 10 il, CRATE it
thoroughly, pepper and salt it very well,
put in = big lump Of butter, and add just
a little fresh mustard. SIR this mp and
put it on very hot frying pan, having a
hot fire ready. At this point cooks differ
Some pour in a little boiling water, but
the majority use a little old ale instead,
the object in both cases being TO facilitate
the melting Of the cheese SO that il will
run together. The cheese in the pan must
be kept over the fire until il is thoroughly
liquid, when ii must be poured over
buttered toast. II should he served on a
very hot plate and eaten AT once Even
then the lsst of il will get slightly tough
and rubbery
DIR. A X. Wilson was talking of this
the other night. He knows as many of
the gourmeis and good fellows generally
as any physician in town, and he says he
has heard score remark how wonder
full il is that the Welsh rarebits they eat
don't Kill them, or even hurt them al all.
And YET, he says, Il never had a pa
tient with whom they disagreed. never
Yet haye had TO canton one not 10 eat
rarehiIs, and on the other hand ! have
once in my practice prescribed the eating
Of them 10 patient The Welsh rarebit
is very interesting dish IL seems from
its appearance and condition and texture
as though IL must be very UNIV wholesome,
aud yet | cannot say that il is have
even known il 10 he eaten and completely
digested in that stringy condition ia which
it gets when cooling, and la which II IS
like a mass OF flannel, or perhaps soft
glue would he better comparison. la
our practice We have a way of discovering
how certain dishes Act after they are
eaten. You would suppose man would
carry Welsh rarebit around with him
undigested several days, yet have known
Of one being eaten at ii at night and not
trace being left i'll the stomach next
morning. Ii takes a good digestion Ia do
this, but apparently no extraordinary di
gestiye power is required. Most anybody
can do il, as the magicians' SAY when
they exhibit an especially difficult trick" ."
THE DRINKING DONE
The doctor does not think she poached
egg on top of the rarebit. put there 10
make what is called a golden buck of the
dish, makes any difference against il or in
its favor. As TO the drinking that is done
with the eating Of rarebits, the sum OF his
experience il that the best drinks to take
are those that are smallest. provided they
are not too strong. A glass Of ale is htl-
ter than bottle, and ale il perhaps the
best drink of all, better than champagne
or strong liquor. II is slightly squirting
to the digestive organs, and does no harm
50 long rs the food is not drowned i'll it
So as TO dilute the gastric juices too much.
DIR. Smithers. over Oh the west side, is
very often appealed 10 by club men aud
brokers who have been run down by high
living and hope, with his aid, 10 get well
and 20 at il again. He has pronounced
opinions on the Welsh rarebit They
are not good, he says, they are so hard
10 digest The reason that some persons
can eat them with impunity is that some
secrete the gastric juices much more rap
idly than others. All eating nj night is
bad for professional men. Men who work
with their heads should eat their heaviest
meal in the middle Of the day. | account
for the nervous and brain troubles SO COM
mon Just now by the general habit Of din
ing at 9 and : clock. The trouble with
the eating just before going TO bed is that
it congests the liver and sends the blood
rushing To the head, causing troubled and
broken sleep. Rarebits aren't SO bad rs
fried oysters. Fried oysters are about the
worst things men eat late at night"